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title: "3.PAR.2: Addition and Subtraction to 10,000 (Georgia Mathematics standard)"
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# 3.PAR.2: Addition and Subtraction to 10,000

Use part-whole strategies to represent and solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction with whole numbers up to 10,000.

- Subject: Mathematics
- Appears in: Grade 3, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/math/grade-3.md

## Expectations

- **3.PAR.2.1**: Fluently add and subtract within 1000 to solve problems.
- **3.PAR.2.2**: Apply part-whole strategies, properties of operations and place value understanding, to solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 10,000. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Justify solutions.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- Mathematics Grade 3 (EOG). Patterning & Algebraic Reasoning. Use part-whole strategies to represent and solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction with whole numbers up to 10,000. (about 10% of the test; 6 points)

## What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

- **Beginning**: Given a visual representation, add and subtract whole numbers within 1,000. Add and subtract whole numbers within 10,000.
- **Developing**: Fluently add and subtract whole numbers within 1,000. Represent real-life problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 10,000 using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.
- **Proficient**: Solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 10,000 using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.
- **Distinguished**: Solve complex or multi-step real-life mathematical problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 10,000. Justify solutions within the context of real-life problems.

## The same standard across grades

- **Grade 3, 3.PAR.2 (this standard)**: Use part-whole strategies to represent and solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction with whole numbers up to 10,000.
- Grade 7, 7.PAR.2: Use properties of operations, generate equivalent expressions and interpret the expressions to explain relevant contextual situations. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.PAR.2.md

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.